{"id":6907,"date":"2021-03-26T23:44:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T23:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartpoetry.art\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2021-03-26T23:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T23:57:25","slug":"independent-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/26\/independent-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"

About a third of the ships that pass this lighthouse are independently owned\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I admire their courage in these difficult times\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Why do you wear shaded glasses Marek<\/em><\/p>\n

Because my eyes are weak<\/em><\/p>\n

They were damaged as I hid in the city sewers during the war<\/em><\/p>\n

I did not see daylight for weeks on end\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

They must of known that you were hiding there<\/em><\/p>\n

I agree but the searches were only sporadic and usually after outrages in the city<\/em><\/p>\n

Where did you hide when the sewers were being searched\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In the house of a priest but it was very dangerous for him\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

So when the fuss died down I returned to the sewers\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And somehow you survived the war\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Well I am here far from the stinking sewers of the city\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

How you must enjoy the fresh sea air\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I savour every breath\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Tell me how long have you run this lighthouse\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Six years and I was the assistant to the lighthouse keeper for the previous six years\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

So you have been here for twelve years\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I have been in the area for eighteen years really since the liberation\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Where did you work before coming here\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On the railways I was a porter at the railway station\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Why did you leave the railways\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A love affair\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A sad love love affair<\/em><\/p>\n

You could say that<\/em><\/p>\n

My heart was broken so I chose the sea\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you enjoy it\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It is my life\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I find this area wild and very bleak\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

That is where its magic lies\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

When I was hiding in the sewers I often thought of the sky<\/em><\/p>\n

The big sky that you can find when you are near the sea\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It belongs to me even though for much of the day I look at it through shaded lenses<\/em><\/p>\n

I like the frames grey is such an unusual colour they are almost chic<\/em><\/p>\n

It was my only choice I would have favoured green but settled for grey<\/em><\/p>\n

How many ships pass the lighthouse each day\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It varies but usually about ten or fifteen depending on the weather<\/em><\/p>\n

How do you identify the independent ships<\/em><\/p>\n

I am advised what is coming my way and after that I wait\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

They are quite easy to identify as their colours differ from the other ships\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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